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Authorities plan to arrest Wright, 33, and charge her with attempted first-degree assault, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 15 years. Investigators said there could still be more charges to come.

“She induced these children to drink bleach, and took substantial steps towards causing serious bodily injury to them in doing that,” Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams said.

If consumed in large quantities, bleach can cause severe internal damage, even death.

At this time, police are not saying how much bleach they believe the children ingested, or if their mother also drank the household cleaning chemical.

Wright remains hospitalized in Boston. Prosecutors said her children are recovering at a new home.

“The Seabrook Police Department says the children are doing amazingly well,” Reams said. “They were released from the hospital in 24 hours. They’re in a custody situation that DCYF is now comfortable with.”

Neighbors in the area said there were no prior indications of trouble with the children or the family that they observed.

“I have seen them playing around before, riding their bikes up and down the street,” Kym Prouty said.

When it comes to bleach, Prouty said it’s hard to understand how a parent could do something like that to their children.

“It makes me sick,” Prouty said. “I have a 1-year-old, I have a 5-year-old, and I’m due in August with three boys, and it’s just ridiculous.”